My plain, ol’ remotes live underneath the cushions of my couch, but unlike those devices – which seem to like dark, cosy environments – the $US15 Powerplus Leopard remote is solar-powered and demands to be in light. [BigGreenSmile via Envirogadget via CrunchGear]
Today, Apple released Performance Update 1.0 for Leopard and Snow Leopard, aiming to fix the intermittent hard drive problems reported by some users. We’d love to hear if it actually fixes those issues this time — let us know! [TheLoop]
Build 10A402 of Snow Leopard just got pushed out to developers, and we’ll post what’s new in a second. Go ahead and download via Software Update now. [Thanks Chrisdazzo!] More »
Someone at CNET has a theeeoooorrry! You see, Snow Leopard, Apple’s “under-the-hood” update to Mac OS X, actually has plenty of over-the-hood enhancements, most of which are suspiciously finger friendly. I think you can guess where this is going. More »
I like all the little tricks surfacing in Snow Leopard, Apple’s next edition of OS X, from Macrumors, AppleInsider and Mac Life. Aside from the features we’ve already seen, here are some new favs: More »
Apple’s offering a $US30 discount to MobileMe users on both OS X Leopard and Time Capsule. This makes us think that a 2TB Time Capsule is coming soon. Here’s why.
I don’t know if these MacBook Nanos are a custom hack or if they come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny–and fictional–Apple notebooks with Mac OS X installed. I do know one thing, though: I wouldn’t mind having one, specially seeing the contrast with the MacBook Pro 17. The look needs a little bit more polish, but the specs are good and we like both the black and white models.
The phrase “64-bit” has been tossed around lately, the most it’s been since the Nintendo 64. If you haven’t heard it, pay attention. One of the most important steps forward in computer power is happening right under your nose, but most people don’t know thanks to the sneaky efforts of Microsoft and Apple. Though fully 64-bit operating systems are the OSes of tomorrow, you can taste some of that power today with 64-bit versions of Windows and OS X. Here’s why 64-bit computing is so awesome:
Mac OS X 10.5.5 update just hit Software Update, and has a laundry list of fixes for not just the OS core (like improved Spotlight indexing), but apps like iCal and Mail, as well as the MobileMe and Time Machine services. TUAW got a heads-up from its readers, and shortly after, it popped up in our Software Update. Check out the update list below. [Apple via TUAW]
